Health
1939 Cancer Act doesn’t criminalise discussion of cancer ‘cures’
The legislation prohibits advertising ‘cures’ to the general public, including orthodox treatments. Read
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Sarah Turnnidge
Fact Checker (former)
Sarah previously worked for HuffPost UK, and before that worked in local newsrooms including the Bristol Post, the Essex Echo and the Thurrock Independent.
Health
GB News presenter wrong about booster vaccine deaths
Mark Steyn claimed during his programme that booster vaccines were ineffective and wrongly suggested they increased the chance of hospitalisation and death. Read
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Clip of French TV shows technical glitch, not election fraud
An error made by France 2 has led to accusations of electoral fraud in the French presidential elections. Read
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Health
Article claiming link between referee whistles and heart problems in athletes is fake
There is no credible evidence of an expert describing a link between referee whistles and heart problems in athletes. Read
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Health
GB News interview features misleading claims about Covid-19 and vaccines
Mark Steyn and Dr Guy Hatchard made a number of misleading claims about unreviewed studies, excess deaths and underlying risk factors. Read
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Immigration
No evidence ‘vast majority’ of people crossing Channel in small boats are economic migrants
Research indicates that the majority of people crossing the Channel go on to be granted asylum, but the full picture is not covered by official statistics. Read
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Health
No evidence for MP’s claims ‘tens of thousands of people’ have ‘suffered severe damage’ from vaccines
Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope made the claim about Covid-19 vaccines during an interview with GB News. Read
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Pelicans don’t push their spines out of their mouths to cool down
A widely-shared meme actually shows birds yawning. Read
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Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
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Health
US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
Claims of a huge spike in deaths are based on faulty data. Read
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